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JD Sports Fashion Plc backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of JD Sports Fashion Plc. 8 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; Keltner 채널 돌파 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is Keltner 채널 돌파 (CAGR 11.8%, MDD -25.9%).

Data 1996-10-22 ~ 2026-08-28daily bars 7,619 (29.8 years)Costs 0.5%Venue LSEMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

8 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 11.8%, drawdown -87.9%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR 11.8%, MDD -25.9%, Sharpe 0.86, 19% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: Supertrend — CAGR 21.5%, MDD -44.4%, exposure 61%.

Return/drawdown alternative: Keltner 채널 돌파 — CAGR is 0.1%p lower than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 62.0%p (CAGR 11.8%, MDD -25.9%, exposure 19%).

The alternative must retain 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR, improve drawdown by at least 20% and 5 percentage points, and stay below 95% exposure; the ranking weights return retention 60% and drawdown improvement 40%.

Strategy · parametersCAGRMDDSharpeCalmarTotalTradesExposure
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=17, atrPeriod=15, mult=3.1
11.8%-25.9%0.860.4527.7x10219%
Supertrend
period=9, mult=5
21.5%-44.4%0.860.49337.7x11861%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=26, k=2.4
13.0%-43.6%0.750.3038.1x15631%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=16, exitN=23
17.4%-75.5%0.730.23119.7x16660%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=20, threshold=17
13.8%-50.8%0.700.2747.2x26843%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=7, slow=201
14.7%-59.5%0.670.2560.6x6958%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=19, slow=64
15.1%-64.6%0.660.2367.2x9160%
ROC 모멘텀
n=43, threshold=-0.08
15.0%-72.0%0.610.2165.5x26375%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.03, maxStep=0.38
13.0%-59.9%0.590.2238.0x71653%
MACD
fast=18, slow=35, signal=13
11.4%-72.0%0.550.1624.9x36251%
Buy and hold11.8%-87.9%0.480.1328.1x1100%
1x 10x 100x 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 SupertrendKeltner 채널 돌파Buy and hold
Keltner 채널 돌파 (Sharpe leader), Supertrend (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -22% -44% -66% -88% 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025 Buy and holdSupertrendKeltner 채널 돌파
Keltner 채널 돌파 maximum drawdown -25.9% (2023-02-03 → 2024-09-04), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Breaking above the channel top (average plus a multiple of volatility) signals an upside breakout.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were carried forward from the latest full optimization and replayed on this monthly dataset. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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